Needlestick Safety

its that simple!

The B. Braun shielded IV catheters protect you and
your healthcare team against needlestick injuries
and related infections like hepatitis B and C or HIV.

Vascular Access

The Introcan Safety and Vasofix Safety are equipped with

a self-activating clip technology that automatically protects
you by simply using them. Its that simple!
Safety features

Self-activating clip technology no extra action needed

Safety system covers needle tip immediately after use

Safety mechanism cannot be bypassed

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B. Braun Space Pocket Guide

Infusomat Space
Perfusor Space

IV Therapy

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Infusomat Space

Green/Red LED: Infusion running/

device alarm, operating alarm
Blue LED:
Currently connected to
SpaceControl

Press to reset single values to zero

and switch back to the previous
screen/menu level.

Press
to switch on the pump and wait
until self test is finished.
Press
to open the door and confirm with
Yes
. Insert the infusion line from right
(container) to the left (patient). Insert the twohole clip of the IV Set in the line guide fixation
which is only possible in one direction.

Press to initiate bolus.

Press to turn
pump on/off.

Press to open
the pump door.

Arrow up and -down:

Press to Start/
Stop infusion.

Scroll through menus, change setting of numbers

from 0-9, answer Yes/No questions.

Press to link the pump

to SpaceControl

Arrow left and -right:

Select data from a scale and switch
between digits when numbers
are entered. Open a function while
pump is running or stopped.

Opening
lever
Line
outlet

Aperture
for the antifree-flow-clamp
Anti-freeflow clamp

Downstream
pressure
sensor
Air
sensor

Route the line straight to the finger pump

element 2 and click in the clips 3 .
Make sure, that you do not twist the line.

Insert the green free-flow-protection clamp

of the IV Set into the opened aperture 4 ,
until the opening lever locks in and the
Anti-free-flow clamp 5 closes the line
(flashing free-flow warning LED 11 goes off).

Open certain functions and press

to confirm values/settings/alarms.

Single
clip

Two
pin
line
fixation

Line
inlet

Push the line into the up-stream pressure

sensor 6 , the down-stream pressure sensor
7 and the air sensor 8 .
Make sure the line has good contact to the
surface of the sensor.

Guide the line through the line outlets

of the housing at both ends of the
line 9 . Close the door by pressing in
the middle of the operating unit.

Free-flow
warning LED

Finger
pump
element

Up-stream
pressure
sensor

Unload the set

Open the door with
and press the
opening lever 10 to unload the set.

Infusomat Space

Yellow LED: Pre-alarm,

reminder alarm

Overview

IV Therapy

Perfusor Space

Overview

Yellow LED: Pre-alarm,

reminder alarm
Green/Red LED: Infusion running/
device alarm, operating alarm

Press to reset single values to zero

and switch back to the previous
screen/menu level.

Press
to switch on the pump. Open the
door. Pull and turn the syringe-holder
to
the right to open the green axial fixation
.

Press to initiate bolus.

Blue LED:
Currently connected to
SpaceControl

Press to turn
pump on/off.

Perfusor Space

Insert a syringe in an 45 angle of the wings

and turn it up.

Arrow up and -down:

Arrow left and -right:

Select data from a scale and switch
between digits when numbers
are entered. Open a function while
pump is running or stopped.

Syringe must be fixed with wings upright in

the slot between the green axial fixation
and the housing of the pump.

Press to Start/
Stop infusion.

Scroll through menus, change setting of numbers

from 0-9, answer Yes/No questions.

Press to link the pump to SpaceControl

Open certain functions and press
to confirm values/settings/alarms.

If the display shows the message Invalid

syringe the wings of the syringe are not
properly fixed by the green axial fixation

Keep the syringe fixed with your left hand

and close the syringe holder with the right
hand. The piston brake
prevents unintended boluses.

Green axial
fixation

Select the correct syringe brand and type

from the list with
.
Confirm the syringe type with
.

Syringe
holder

Piston
brake

The fixation of the syringe plunger is fully

automatic. Herewith unintended boluses are
prevented and an excellent start-up characteristic is reached user independently.
After the safe fixation of the syringe plunger
the piston brake
releases. Close the door.

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Space drug library

Navigation
Answer the Question Use drug library
with Yes
.

Select a category with

and
.
If you use the categories as drug groups
like Colloids or Cardiac you can use
the item All to get an index of all drugs
in alphabetic order.

Use the ABC-, DEF- jump marks for a

fast navigation within the drug library.

Use

or

to select a dilution.

Optionally a warning hint may appear.

Confirm this message with
or
.

If you use patient specific concentration

e.g. in the paediatrics ward, the pump
asks for the total amount of drug and
volume.

RUN Screen Menu

Main Menu

Sub Menus

Navigation in the menu structure

The main menu is visible until the user presses
the first time. If the
pump is delivering press
to enter the main menu. Use the cursor buttons
to select a parameter or sub menu item.
Edit the parameter or the sub menu with

or

Parameter Edit Screens

To change a parameter like flow-rate,
dose-rate or volume-to-be-infused (VTBI)
select the item with the cursor
and press
or
.
Select the digits with
the digit with
.

If the dose rate for this drug is defined

as patient weight related dosage,
e.g. mcg/kg/min, the pump asks for
the patient weight in kg.

Edit the dosage parameter with the

arrow buttons
and
and press
to start the infusion.

and set

The symbol
indicates, that you select
a usual dosage.
The
or
symbol indicates,
that dosage is outside of the soft limits
as defined in the drug library.

Space drug library

If the cursor highlights a jump mark e.g.

PQRS use
to jump to the next jump
mark.

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Basic functions
To prevent over dosages its possible to
set drug specific warning limits.
When the dosage is beyond the normal
range a warning hint appears. Correct
your input with No
or confirm your
setting with Yes
.

RUN Screen Menu

The RUN screen appears when an operator
starts the drug delivery with
.
Depending on the drug setting the primary dose setting is the flow rate in ml/h
or the dose rate e.g. in IE/h

Its also possible to configure a drug

specific maximum dosage, that a user
can not exceed.

With
the user can fade in different information e.g. remaining time
until syringe is empty, in the bottom line
of the display.

Sub Menus:

Bolus on demand
Press
then press
and hold button.
Fluid is administered as long as the button is held down. The infused bolus
volume or amount of drug is displayed.

Special Functions Menu

Depending on the pump configuration
and drug database setting one or more
of the special functions Dose rate calculation, Drug library, Continuous
profile. PCA profile or PiggyBack are
selectable.
Options Menu
Here many parameters e.g. the sensibility
of the pressure sensor or the bolus rate
are adjustable.
Status Menu
In this menu all therapy status parameters are visible. E.g. the continuous counting of the infused volume or amount of
drug can be seen.
For volume balancing use
the counter. Press Yes
counter or No
.

to reset
to reset the

The max. bolus time is limited to 10 sec.

Reaching this limit is indicated by an
acoustic signal. Repeat the key press
if necessary.

Bolus with volume pre-selection

Press
. Then press
and set bolus
dose using the arrow buttons.
Press
to confirm and start bolus. An
acoustic signal will sound after finishing
the bolus volume.
Standby Mode
Hold the
button pressed for 3
seconds to activate the standby mode.

It is possible to adjust the standby time

with
.
If the disposable was removed, it is
possible to switch off
the Space pump.

Navigation

Navigation

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PCA

Operation alarms
PCA Mode
Space pumps cover the whole therapy
spectrum. The
symbol in the upper
line of the display indicates, that the PCA
mode is enabled for the selected drug, e.g.
Morphin.

Pre-Alarms
They occur a few minutes prior to operating alarms. During pre-alarms an audible
tone sounds, the yellow LED blinks.

Start the PCA therapy with

. Depending on the settings in the drug library
the pump might lock the dosage settings
and the syringe/drug full automatically.

The signal tone and the staff call are

turned off with
. Display and LED stay
in pre-alarm until the operating alarm
goes off
. Pre-alarms don't lead to an
interruption of the infusion.

If the pain service screen appears the

patient can choose the external PCA button, or use
at the pump to deliver a
preconfigured PCA bolus. The volume of
the confirmation beep can be adjusted
via the option menue or with
.

Pressure Alarm (downstream to patient)

The sensibility of the pressure sensor
can be adjusted in the options menu.

If the Space DataLock function is in use,

its necessary to identify yourself as nurse
or doctor before you can release the syringe or, as member of the pain service
team, to change dosage settings.

The run screen displays the actual pressure

alarm limits and the current pressure.
The picture shows a current pressure of
~ 30 % of pressure level 5.

To get actual status parameter of the

PCA treatment e.g. A/D radio press
.

When a pressure alarm occurs up the

pump stops and the red alarm indicator
flashes.

The Space PCA-Chart (2x

) offers you
the trend of the PCA treatment at a glace.
Above the 12hrs time axis you see the
administered PCA boluses, below the
denied PCA boluses. Changes of one or
more of the treatment parameters are
indicated by an ^ at the bottom line of
the screen.

Pressure Alarm
(upstream to the container)
Check the roller clamp or the fluid
level of the burette and try to restart
the delivery with
.
If that is not possible please follow
the dialog on the screen.

PCA

Check the IV set and stopcocks and try to

restart the delivery with
.

IV Therapy

Operation alarms

Space accessories & interfaces

Air Bubble Alarm
If a single air bubble with a volume
bigger then 0.3 ml appears the
Air bubble alarm comes up.

Perfusor Space / Infusomat Space Accessories

PoleClamp Space (Code No. 8713130)

If the counter Accumulated air reaches

the level of 1.5 ml/h the Accumulated air
alarm comes up.
Power Supply Space

To remove air bubbles please disconnect

the line from the patient.

12V Lead for

Ambulance/Helicopter
(Code No. 8713231)

Start the automatic prime function

with Yes
.
to
Combi Lead (Code No. 8713133)

Space PCA-Kit (Code No. 8713554)

Perfusor Space / Infusomat Space Interfaces

Port P3
for future
options

Port P2 for Power Supply, SpaceStation, 12V Lead, Combi Lead

and further accessory leads (staff call, service)

Operation alarms

Connect the patient and press

start the infusion.

Port for
dropsensor

Port P3
for future
options

Port P2 for Power Supply, SpaceStation, 12V Lead,

Combi Lead and further accessory leads (staff call, service)

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Disposables for Infusomat Space

Infusomat Space Line
single packed
in 10 unit ward pack
single packed with PrimeStop and AirStop
single packed, 3 m
with Eurofix injection port
with orange injection port
Neutrapur
Neutrapur with Safeflow needle-free injection port
Neutrapur with inline 2.0 m Sterifix Filter
Lines for advanced IV Therapy
Opaque light protected, black tubing
Opaque light protected, with orange injection port
Transfusion with 200 m blood filter
Piggyback with needle-based port + 200 m filter
Piggyback secondary line, needle-based
Piggyback with Safeflow injection port
Piggyback secondary line, needle-free
Dosifix 150 ml burette, with Safeflow injection port
Lines for Enteral Nutrition
with 1000 ml Enterofix bag
with multi-connector for bottles and bags

Length Latex
(cm)
free
250

250

250

300

270

270

250

270

250

PVC
free

Sales unit
Pcs.
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
20

Code No.
(REF)
8700036SP
8700435SP
8701148SP
8270350SP
8751668SP
8700087SP
8250731SP
8700110SP
8700095SP

Length Latex
(cm)
free
250

250

250

250
40

290

40

270
-

PVC
free

Sales unit
Pcs.
100
100
100
25
25
100
20
40

Code No.
(REF)
8700125SP
8250430SP
8270066SP
8250715SP
A2581F
8250710SP
4062877T
8250245SP

Length Latex
(cm)
free
230

320

PVC
free

Sales unit
Pcs.
25
40

Code No.
(REF)
8250839SP
8250857SP

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Integrated
Back check valve

Eurofix or orange
injection port

Safeflow needle-free
injection port
Disposables

Intrafix SafeSet
with PrimeStop
and AirStop